A Month of Movies (August 2004)
If you travel a great deal it's nearly impossible to see first run movies. Personally, I rely on the rental market to 'catch up' on the movie viewing required to participate in our culture. Fortunately film makers send everything to DVD as a once aftermarket alternative come necessity. Additionally when we are not often at home it's silly to maintain an HBO subscription. I tried to view as many rentals as possible and decided to address some of them for our movie review feature:
'Eurotrip' - This was a very funny contemporary 'Animal House' style comedy about American students on a journey across Europe. There were many original comedy pieces that cannot be addressed here. It's big fun with no chance of encountering substance. Enjoy! 'Boat Trip' - Cuba Gooding Jr. and Horatio Sands (SNL) make this a memorable story. Take one heartbroken American with his friend and send them out looking for love on the high seas. Throw in a vindictive travel agent (Will Farrell) who signs them onto a cruise for gay men and the antics ensue. Place the Swedish sun tanning team on board (they feel safe) and the goofiness multiplies. Worth it! 'Master and Commander' - Some actors can always be trusted to deliver the goods. Russell Crowe makes a great movie about a very realistic Captain on the high seas. He is no Captain Bligh nor is he an Ahab. The movie has periods of great action followed by comparative inactivity. To my knowledge the movie is historically accurate apart from Crowe's playing of the fiddle. A great afternoon movie. 'Starship Troupers 2' - This was a thoroughly disgusting gory movie for those who like bug goo and limb severing. The Troupers still shoot bullets at giant arachnids instead of using flame throwers, but should anything change there would be no plot at all. 'Intolerable Cruelty' - Put two very attractive people together and hope for the best. George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones conjure up an adversarial romance based on greed and fear. It wasn't the most compelling film but it did have a few moments... I give it a C+. 'Along Came Polly' - Jennifer Anniston is the most incredible woman of contemporary culture. Always playing the average girl and encountering Ben Stiller's neurotic and stifled character, it is certainly worth the view. It is the only film ever to feature a blind weasel! '50 First Dates' - I loved this film. Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler create a memorable romance that has to be renewed each morning (she loses her memory every night). The film ends in a non-typical way and that makes it so much more endearing. See it!
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